Originally posted by Akein:

Mods kept Skyrim alive for more than 10 years now, mods bring money for the devs, mods entertain the community, mods are the best thing that a game could get.

A typical case of a gamer that sees the developers of a game as antagonists. You do realize that without a game there would be no mods?
And that not EVERY game actually needs mods?
They're nice to have, but not a necessity.